What about you, Luca Scott from Melnick in the Afternoon? What's a successful season number two, full season number two for Ivan Demidov?

Yeah.

I'm kind of, like, almost, you know, exactly on the same page as Connor there with the 70 points, um, and then 20-ish goals or so.

I think the only thing that I'd be curious to see is that, you know, I guess how does it look in, in his pursuit to get that, you know, if he's not gonna play by Juraj Slafkovsky for, for a big chunk of time, and if he's gonna be paired up with Alex Newhook and, I don't know, Oliver Kapanen or, or Kirby Dach, or if they address it before then, I gu- I think that's the biggest question for me.

'Cause, you know, if he c- if he can put up 70 points and drive a line and, you know, uh, look dangerous on a consistent basis, then, then I think, you know, Canadians fans and, and myself would, will be really, really hopeful in that kind of season or what he can bring for the future going forward.

But if, if from a points perspective, he isn't, I guess, as consistent, then I do wonder if it's because he's not playing with a guy like Slafkovsky, an upper echelon.

No disrespect to, to Alex Newhook or, or whoever that other pr- player would be on the second line, but you know, I, I do think it'd be an interesting conversation if we need to see him with, you know, more upper echelon guys.

How do you feel about players being cut in NFL camp by NFL rosters and then joining the NCAA ranks?

What about you, Luca Scott from Melnick in the Afternoon? What's a successful season number two, full season number two for Ivan Demidov?

Yeah.

I'm kind of, like, almost, you know, exactly on the same page as Connor there with the 70 points, um, and then 20-ish goals or so.

I think the only thing that I'd be curious to see is that, you know, I guess how does it look in, in his pursuit to get that, you know, if he's not gonna play by Juraj Slafkovsky for, for a big chunk of time, and if he's gonna be paired up with Alex Newhook and, I don't know, Oliver Kapanen or, or Kirby Dach, or if they address it before then, I gu- I think that's the biggest question for me.

'Cause, you know, if he c- if he can put up 70 points and drive a line and, you know, uh, look dangerous on a r- consistent basis, then, then I think, you know, Canadians fans and, and myself would, will be really, really hopeful in that kind of season or what he can bring for the future going forward.

But if, if from a points perspective he isn't, I guess, as consistent, then I do wonder if it's because he's not playing with a guy like Slafkovsky, an upper echelon guy.

No disrespect to, to Alex Newhook or, or whoever that other pr- player would be on the second line, but, you know, I, I do think it'd be an interesting conversation if we need to see him with, you know, more upper echelon guys.

How do you feel about players being cut in NFL camp by NFL rosters and then joining the NCAA ranks?

What about you, Luca? Any chance, uh, or any world do you see Oliver Kapitan as the number two center when the season opens for the Habs?

Uh, yeah, I definitely see a world where it happens.

I would probably lean towards it happening, and saying that, yeah, he will be the starting center in October.

And I, I, I think part of it is, A, obviously they, they haven't made a move.

B, I don't think that he will be the two C for the entirety of the season.

Um, I could definitely see things shifting at, at certain points, uh, especially if he kinda falls off a cliff the way he did last season after the, uh, Olympic break.

But for me, it's, you know, I, I think, I think the team ha- wants to give him another shot at two C, and see if he can have a, a little bit more consistency with it this time.

What is Russell Westbrook's legacy when you look back on his illustrious 18-year career?

Lucas Scott of Melnick in the Afternoon, what do you think, um, the role is gonna be for Zach Bolduc? And with the lack of moves, do you think his role elevates and he becomes more crucial to this team's success?

Uh, no, I don't think I'd be willing to say that he'll be crucial.

Um, I definitely think he needs to have an improved regular season and build off of what he did in the playoffs.

But to say, to say crucial, Pete, I, I, I don't know.

I, I, I think, you know, when, when you talk about guys that are crucial, I think it, it... those- that's reserved for the Lane Hudsons of the world, the Nick Suzukis of the world, the Cole Caufields of the world.

You know, I think guys like Zachary Bolduc and Kirby Dach are cherries on top if they do what they did in the playoffs, right? Where they showed up, they showed out.

We had questions about the depth going into the playoffs, and those guys, they, they did their thing and, and helped propel the Canadiens to an Eastern Conference Final.

Are they must-watch television in your opinion, and are you expecting the wheels to fall off in any sense with, uh, with Philadelphia here?

by 12 or more points in every game of the

series and losing.

Exactly.

How can that not be one of the bigger factors for me? Because it killed them.

It absolutely demolished whatever they tried to have going on.

I was shocked that that was the case.

29 points in Game 4 and you lose that.

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